redevelopment. Through the Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program communities will

receive state financial assistance for the preparation of community based revitalization plans

leading to returning brownfields to productive use and in doing so revitalizing neighborhoods

and providing new opportunities for economic growth, recreation and natural resource

protection.

This BOA provides funding from New York State Department of State to conduct the STEP

1: Pre-Nomination Study for the Via Ponte project area (southside neighborhood). This is the

first step in the BOA process to determine which properties are to be included in the program.

Effectively the purpose of this step is to confirm which properties are to be included in the

project. Once completed, it is anticipated the City will seek to continue in the program and

complete Steps 2 and 3. Additional state financial assistance will be provided if approved by

NYS Department of State to continue in the program. A local financial match is required.

Step 1: Pre-Nomination Study - Pre-Nomination Study - The Pre-Nomination Study

           provides a preliminary description and analysis of the proposed Brownfield Opportunity

           Area. Essentially the properties to be included in the project are identified during this

           phase. The Pre-Nomination Study will be reviewed by the New York State Departments

           of State and Environmental Conservation to determine if a community should proceed

           with a Nomination to designate a Brownfield Opportunity Area.

Step 2: Nomination - The Nomination provides an in-depth and thorough description and

           analysis, including an economic and market trends analysis, of existing conditions,

           opportunities, and reuse potential for properties located in the proposed Brownfield

           Opportunity Area with an emphasis on the identification and reuse potential of priority

           brownfield sites that are catalysts for revitalization.

Step 3: Site Assessments and/or Implementation Strategy - Site Assessments and/or

           Implementation Strategy - If needed, site assessments will result in identifying the

           location, nature and extent of contamination on priority brownfield sites within a

           Brownfield Opportunity Area. Site assessments will provide sufficient information to

           allow for the identification and evaluation of remedial action alternatives and to facilitate

           remedy selection. The Implementation Strategy provides a description of the techniques

           and actions to implement the revitalization plan and compliance with the New York State

           Environmental Quality Review Act regulations.

The City has been awarded a Step 1 grant and it is anticipated the project will begin in early

2006. The mayor has formed a working committee to guide the planning process.

Niagara Mohawk is currently working with NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

to investigate and remediate the Phase 2 Riverlink Park area for use as a public park. The site

is a Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site and has environmental contamination in the soil and

groundwater. The Mohawk River has been impacted as well. In order to prevent further

damage and render the site safe for public use, the contamination will be capped and

contained in place. The remediation includes a buffer of soil and/or pavement placed over

the contamination to provide a safe buffer and restrict the pathway to public exposure.

The project is currently scheduled for remediation during the 2006 construction season.

NMPC will provide a topsoil cover and lawn area to protect the remediated area.

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